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I've got an idea. Let's schedule a good high school team at home, win by 26, KG gets a triple double, pat ourselves on the back for being so good, then play a real college team and get drilled right between the eyes. Were only down 50-16 at half - a comeback should have been no problem.

Would like to have him back at AU, but only if he's fully on-board with being a member of the team. A transfer to Arkansas State doesn't make sense, unless he can get a waiver to play next year. Hope he gets his issues resolved and rejoins the AU team.

Agree that the OL had its share of difficulties this year that impacted every phase of the offense. Next year's line play should be better. My concern is that we'll have at least two OL starters who've never played a down in SEC competition. With all of the coaching changes, I hope we can keep Jeff Grimes and that he'll put a top shelf OL on the field for us next year.

Charlie - Great info as always, thanks. Add Corey Grant, Mike Blakely, Sammie Coates and Kris Frost to the names on these lists, not to mention Dee Ford, Justine Delaine and a fully healthy Ladarius Owens, and there are all kinds of reasons to be excited about next year.

Feel bad for the players in the sense that this will likely be nothing more than a poorly attended scrimmage. Hope Barbee can get them ready for FSU and the conference schedule, and one way to do that is to have a good showing tonight in what will be a mostly empty arena.

For DC, there is talk about the FSU linebacker coach Greg Hudson. Tyrone Nix is another name that is heard some. As for OC, I hope Chiz will find someone who will keep much of what Malzahn has done. AU has recruited for that syle of offense and has the players to make it work.

Barbee is right - AU didn't deserve to win this game. Was outplayed most of the night by Ga Southern. We continue to play to the level of the competition, unless that competition happens to be Seton Hall or Long Beach State. I hope Barbee gets their attention immediately and gets them playing to their potential. Otherwise, it is going to be a long and disappointing conference schedule.

Another unbalanced home-and-away schedule. Not much different from this year when we played at Clemson, USC, Arkansas, LSU and Georgia. Makes for a great home schedule in 2012, but outside of Alabama, less enthusiasm for the home schedule in 2013.

Count me as an optimistic fan who'd like to see more than six conference wins. Frankie, Kenny and Noel should be the core of a solid team that can compete with every SEC team. Leadership and team chemistry are huge, and I still feel that this group can come together and play much better as a team than they did in Hawaii.

This team has underperformed the past two games. Was out of sync on offense for much of the game, and was not able to get a lead and hold it over the last 10 minutes of the game. UTEP hit clutch shots late when the game was on the line, and we didn't. This team has the potential to be a solid b-ball team, and I hope they begin to realize this potential before the SEC schedule begins.

Did not play well, to say the least. Completely out of sync on offense, a defensive performance that was decent but brought on too much foul trouble. Should have gone to half down by seven, but committed a 3-point foul with four seconds to play. Got within eight in the second half, and then fell apart.

Johnson showed that he can be a player and will need him going in the SEC schedule.

Excellent opporunity for redemption on Sunday night - beat UTEP and end the tourney on a strong note.

Agree with you about the LB comments. Apparently he's 250 and still growing, probably headed toward a lineman's build. Would have liked to have seen him play some LB this year, but the coaches had already moved him to DL.